[1][2] The site was previously part of the Forde Abbey estate until the dissolution of the monasteries,[3] and was then bought by the Henley family, who built the house at some point between 1590 and 1617.

[1][4] Henry Henley (1612–1696) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1681.

[3] It is made of local lias stone with Hamstone dressings.

[1] It is E-shaped, with the five-bay east elevation having two storeys with attics above them.

Subsequent owners included the local MP George Davies.